Videos must be less than five minutes long and include English subtitles.

There are three age-based categories. The winner of each category will receive US$1,000 and have his or her video widely distributed on a variety of platforms. In addition, this year there is the new Award for the Prevention of Xenophobia.

Winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to New York to attend the PLURAL+ 2017 Festival and Awards Ceremony.